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- Title
Nuclear photonics and nuclear isomers.
- Authors
Balabanski, Dimiter L.; Luo, Wen
- Abstract
Nuclear photonics is a emerging field of science which combines research with new generation γ -ray sources based on traditional and laser-based electron accelerators. Here, we discuss isomeric studies carried out with γ -ray beams having either continuous, or quasi-monochromatic photon spectra. In experiments with high-power lasers, intense secondary radiation sources are generated. Such experiments explore isomer population or de-excitation in plasma environments. Laser-accelerated particle beams with high charge also facilitate high-energy nuclear excitations, leading to efficient production of nuclear isomers with higher lying isomeric state (reaching MeV energy level) within very-short time scales. The population of isomeric states is a sensitive diagnostic method for characterization of the laser-driven secondary radiation sources.
- Subjects
NUCLEAR excitation; ENERGY levels (Quantum mechanics); ISOMERS; PHOTONICS; PARTICLE beams; ELECTRON accelerators
- Publication
European Physical Journal: Special Topics, 2024, Vol 233, Issue 5, p1161
- ISSN
1951-6355
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1140/epjs/s11734-024-01132-3